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HII Doubles The Size Of UK Unmanned Vehicle Facility

HII Doubles The Size Of UK Unmanned Vehicle Facility
HII’s REMUS 620 launching under the watchful eye of Adrian Gonsalves, the REMUS 620 Product Lead as it departs for torpedo tube recovery testing in Seneca Lake (Photo: HII via U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport)

HII [HII] this week announced it has completed an expansion to double the size of its unmanned vehicle facility in Porchester, United Kingdom, strengthening its capability as a regional hub and increasing its capacity to support European partners that operate their unmanned surface and underwater vehicles (USVs and UUVs). The company said in addition to general support to regional customers, the Portchester facility specifically prepares for the deployment and sustainment of all REMUS UUVs and ROMULUS USVs in the region.…

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